Most Famous American Politicians

United States has produced 4,564 notable politicians throughout history, led by Barack Obama. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Barack Obama — American Politician (Born 1961) , ranked #1
  2. Abraham Lincoln — American Politician (1809–1865) , ranked #19
  3. Hillary Clinton — American Politician (Born 1947) , ranked #25
  4. George W. Bush — American Politician (Born 1946) , ranked #32
  5. John F. Kennedy — American Politician (1917–1963) , ranked #43
  6. Franklin D. Roosevelt — American Statesman (1882–1945) , ranked #45
  7. Bill Clinton — American Politician (Born 1946) , ranked #46
  8. Theodore Roosevelt — American Statesman (1858–1919) , ranked #75
  9. Jimmy Carter — American Politician (Born 1924) , ranked #109
  10. Harry S. Truman — American Politician (1884–1972) , ranked #115
  11. Richard Nixon — American Politician (1913–1994) , ranked #116
  12. Lyndon B. Johnson — American Politician (1908–1973) , ranked #140
  13. Woodrow Wilson — American Politician (1856–1924) , ranked #148
  14. Bernie Sanders — American Politician (Born 1941) , ranked #159
  15. George H. W. Bush — American Politician (1924–2018) , ranked #178
  16. John McCain — American Politician (1936–2018) , ranked #179
  17. Andrew Jackson — American Statesman (1767–1845) , ranked #316
  18. Herbert Hoover — American Politician (1874–1964) , ranked #338
  19. Al Gore — American Politician (Born 1948) , ranked #343
  20. Alexander Hamilton — American Statesman (1757–1804) , ranked #403